Disability in the United States

Looking at disability across the United States, we have found data to understand where there may be defecits in accessibility for disabled people. This includes looking at specific groups of people that may need the most accessibility based on their level of ability to perform certain tasks. The dataset described in this report is from Seattle City’s Aging and Disability Services department. The data collected based on City of Seattle neighborhoods and broken down by age range and ability to do daily tasks, and includesinformation on race, ethnicity, and housing status.This gives a good idea of how prevalent disability is in the city of Seattle, WA and which physical locations may need the most attention when it comes to providing accessibility.

Summary of Data

This set of data inclues 45 distinct pieces of information for 328253 separate people in the city of Seattle. It spans 20 different neighborhoods within the city limits which are, , East Rural, East Urban, N, North Urban, Seattle Neighborhoods: Ballard, Seattle Neighborhoods: Capitol Hill, Seattle Neighborhoods: Central Seattle, Seattle Neighborhoods: Delridge, Seattle Neighborhoods: Downtown, Seattle Neighborhoods: Duwamish, Seattle Neighborhoods: Lake Union, Seattle Neighborhoods: NE Seattle, Seattle Neighborhoods: North Seattle, Seattle Neighborhoods: Queen Anne, Seattle Neighborhoods: SE Seattle, Seattle Neighborhoods: SW Seattle, South Rural, South Urban, Vashon. Each person is given a code to represent their stated race which is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, NA. Those codes are as follows; 1 - American Indian or Alaska Native, 2 - Asian, Asian-American, 3 - Black, African American, Other African, 4 - Hawaiian Native or Pacific Islander, 5 - Hispanic, Latino, 6 - White or Caucasian, 7 - Other, 8 - Multi-Racial, or NA - Not Available. Finally, the data shows the prevalence of disability in the Seattle area, with each person bgin marked as Y - yes they have a disability, N - no they do not have a disability, or U - unknown. The most prevalent marker in the dataset is Y showing that more people have a disability than do not in the data collected.

Table of Summary Information

This table shows relevant information based on the age ranges given:

Age Range Number of People Most Prevalent Income Bracket Most Prevalent Race Number of Disability Types
10 to 14 6 2 4 2
15 to 19 172 4 8 3
20 to 24 1382 3 8 4
25 to 29 2264 4 8 3
30 to 34 3569 4 8 4
35 to 39 4020 4 8 3
40 to 44 5082 4 8 3
45 to 49 7451 4 8 4
50 to 54 10727 4 8 4
55 to 59 18331 4 8 4
60 to 64 28112 4 8 4
65 to 69 41838 4 8 4
70 to 74 45528 8 8 6
75 to 79 47690 8 8 5
80 to 84 44064 4 8 4
85 to 89 32884 6 8 4
90 to 94 18778 4 8 4
95 to 99 5843 4 8 3
100 to 104 776 4 7 4
105 to 109 122 2 6 3
115 to 119 2 0 3 1

The three main points from the table are as follows:

Disability and Homelessness

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From the bar chart below one can see which Seattle neighborhood has the most people with disabilities. When scrolled over each bar shows which neighborhood was hovered over, the exact number of disabled people, and the exact number of people that are disabled and homeless. The bar chart makes it clear which Seattle neighborhood has the highest population of people with disabilities the added color gradient makes it clear which neighborhood has the highest number of homeless people with disabilities. From this data one can see that there is a flaw provided acessability for people with disabilities because there are so many homeless people with disabilities in Seattle, WA.

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From the bar chart below one can see which Seattle neighborhood has the most people with disabilities. When scrolled over each bar shows which neighborhood was hovered over, the exact number of disabled people, and the exact number of people that are disabled and homeless. The bar chart makes it clear which Seattle neighborhood has the highest population of people with disabilities the added color gradient makes it clear which neighborhood has the highest number of homeless people with disabilities. From this data one can see that there is a flaw provided acessability for people with disabilities because there are so many homeless people with disabilities in Seattle, WA.

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Disadvantaged Status Based on Age Range

We can see with the following stacked bar chart which age ranges suffer the most from disadvantaging statuses. We determine disadvantages as whether or not the clients have a disability, whether or not the they live alone, and whether or not they suffer high nutrition risk. We can see the people between the ages 65-85 seem to deal with the most disadvantages. We omitted data of age ranges from 45-49 and 100-104 because the number of people suffering from each status was below 50 people. Hovering over the interactive chart shows the exact number of people in each category under each age range. We can use this information to decide which age groups need the most help with increasing accessibility.

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Percentage of People with Disabilities in Seattle

To determine if there has been a change in the percentage of people with a disability in the Seattle Area, we made a line graph depicting this information between the years of 2010 to 2016. From this chart, we can determine that there has been a small change in this percentage from 57.6% in 2010 to 59.83% in 2016. The overall trend is that the percent of the population with a disability increased during these years and has been consistently higher than 50%. In 2011, the lowest percentage was reported while 2016 had the highest percentage reported. This chart does not account for type or number of disabilities but rather if an individual from this dataset in a certain year had any a disability. This information is crucial to knowing that there is a large need to address this population and that more attention should be focused on creating more accessibility in Seattle.